Beshine

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To shine around or upon. obsolete, transitive
  2. 2
    To give light to. dialectal, transitive

Synonyms

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light upshinealightbrightcastenlighten

Etymology

From Middle English beshinen, beschinen, from Old English besċīnan (“to shine upon, light up, illuminate”), from Proto-Germanic *biskīnaną (“to shine upon”), equivalent to be- + shine. Cognate with Dutch beschijnen (“to shine upon”), German bescheinen (“to shine upon”).

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